Research Summaries Database

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Title	Author	Category	Publisher
Knowledge and the curriculum: a collection of essays to accompany E. D. Hirsch’s lecture at Policy Exchange September 2015	Jonathan Simons and Natasha Porter (eds.)	Assessment Curriculum planning Curriculum/subject related +2 more	Policy Exchange
Developing great teaching: lessons from the international reviews into effective professional development 2015	Professor Steven Higgins, Philippa Cordingley, Professor Toby Greany and Professor Robert Coe	Curriculum planning Education research Education theory +7 more	Teacher Development Trust (TDT) and TES Global
Bold beginnings: The reception curriculum in a sample of good and outstanding primary schools November 2017	Ofsted	Curriculum planning	Ofsted
Make it stick: the science of successful learning April 2014	Peter C. Brown, Professor Henry L. Roediger and Professor Mark A. McDaniel	Assessment Character and non-cognitive development Curriculum planning +4 more	Harvard University Press
Making learning whole: how seven principles of teaching can transform education 2010	Professor David Perkins	Curriculum planning Education theory Learning styles and cognitive development +1 more	Jossey-Bass
Teach like a champion 2010	Doug Lemov	Assessment Curriculum planning Education theory +3 more	Jossey-Bass
The fourth way: the inspiring future for educational change 2009	Professor Andy Hargreaves and Professor Dennis Shirley	Curriculum planning Education policy Education theory +3 more	Corwin
Trivium 21st century 2013	Martin Robinson	Character and non-cognitive development Curriculum planning Curriculum/subject related +6 more	Crown House Publishing
The knowledge deficit: closing the shocking education gap for American children January 2006	Dr Eric D Hirsch, Jr	Curriculum planning Curriculum/subject related Education policy +4 more	Mariner Books
Grit: the power of passion and perseverance May 2016	Professor Angela Duckworth	Character and non-cognitive development Curriculum planning Pastoral care and wellbeing +2 more	Penguin Books
What your Nth grader needs to know 2008-2015	Dr E.D Hirsch, Jr	Curriculum planning Curriculum/subject related Early years and foundation stage +7 more	Core Knowledge Foundation
Why knowledge matters: rescuing our children from failed educational theories September 2016	Dr Eric D. Hirsch, Jr	Curriculum planning Education policy Education research +4 more	Harvard Education Publishing Group
Mark, plan, teach September 2017	Ross Morrison McGill	Assessment Behaviour Curriculum planning +3 more	Bloomsbury Publishing
Creating schools our children need: why what we're doing now won't help much (and what we can do instead) April 2018	Dylan Wiliam	Assessment Curriculum planning Curriculum/subject related +6 more	Learning Sciences International